Hair crimper or curler.



No. 788,987, PATENTED MAY.2,1905.

H. C. ADAMS.

HAIR GRIMPBR 0R GURLER.

APPLICATION' FILED DEC. 19, 1904.

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HENRY C. ADAMS, OF ALGONA. IOWA.

HAIR CRIIVIPER OR CURLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,987, dated May 2,1905.

Application filed December 19,1904. Serial No. 237,523.

To all when@ it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY G. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States.residing at Algona, in the county of Kossuth and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hair Crimpers orCurlers; andIdo declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in hair crimping and curlingdevices of that class in which a lock or strand of hair is wound orwrapped upon a suitable body and retainedY thereon a suflicient lengthof time to give the hair a curly or wavy appearance when released frornsuch body.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich will be simple in construction, durable in use, very efficient forthe purpose intended, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

IVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofparts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of myimproved haircrimper, showing the same in its opened position. Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the same in its closed position. Fig. 3 is an edgeview of the same. Fig. 4l is a detail view, on an enlarged scale, of theouter or free end of the body portion of the device; and Fig. 5 is asimilar view of the outer or free end of the spring-bail, showing thespring-jaws formed by the small supplemental loop upon the end of saidbail.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, l denotes the body portion of myimproved haircrimper, upon which the hair is wound or wrapped, and 2denotes a spring bail or loop, pivotally mounted upon said body portionand adapted to retain or clamp the hair thereon. `While said bodyportion l is preferably made of bone, it will be understood that, ifdesired, it may be made of aluminium, Celluloid, or any other metal,composition, or material. As shown, this body portion is in the form ofa straight flat strip which tapers slightly toward one of its ends andis substantially rectangular in cross section, its edges being slightlyrounded, as shown. At the smaller end of the body portion upon both ofits side faces are transversely and longitudinally eX- tending grooves 3and 4, the latter of which communicate at the end of said body portionand form a transversely-extending groove or recess 5 in said end. Thegrooves 3 form a transversely-extending head 6, which is divided in twoparts or halves by the grooves I and 5.

The spring bail or loop 2 is preferably formed of a single piece ofresilient metal rod or wire by bending the same upon itself at itscenter to form a loop or eye 7, a small supplemental loop 8, long sideportions 9, and inwardly-extending portions i0, which terminate in eyesIl, through which and through the large end of the body portion l ispassed a pivot-pin or rivet l2. The end loop 7 forms a linger-piece bymeans of which the bail 2 may be readily operated, and the smallsupplemental loop 8 is adapted to form two springjaws 13, which coactwith the grooves 3 and 4L in the outer end of the body portion 1, thehead 6 being adapted to enter the loop 8, as shown. It will be seen thatwhen the free end of the bail 2 is forced upon the free end of the bodyportion l the spring-jaws 18 will enter the transversely-extendinggrooves 3 and the head 6 the loop 8. In doing this the spring-jaws 13will be forced apart, since the head 6 is of greater 'size than the loop8, so that when the said loop and the jaws 13 aline with the grooves Lthey will spring into the latter to retain the bail upon the bodyportion of the device.

In using the device a strand or lock of hair is wrapped around the bodyportion 1 when the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawings, and the bail 2 is then swung over the body portion to retainthe hair thereon. It will be seen that when any considerable amo unt ofhair is wrapped upon the body portion the side portions 9 of the bailwill be forced outwardly and will cause said bail to shorten slightly,so that the neck of the loop 7 or the Lipper portion of the loop 8 willenter TOD the end groove 5; but since the jaws 13 and the loop 8 arenormally seated in the grooves A when the device is in its closedposition the bail will be securely retained upon the body portionWithout the engagement of the neck of the same loop 7 with the groove 5.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing' from the principle orsacriiicing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A hair erimper or curler comprising a body portion provided upon both ofits side faces', at one of its ends, with intersecting longitudinal andtransverse grooves and at said end with a notch which communicates withsaid longitudinal grooves, and a longitudinally-eXtensible spring-bailpivotally mounted upon said body portion and formed at its free end witha loop which provides spring-jaws adapted to engage said intersectinggrooves, said loop engaging said notch in the end of said body portionwhen said bail shortens, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses. i

HENRY C. ADAMS. Witnesses:

L. H. EDWARDS, A. W. CREMs.

